The Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi today awarded 64 PhDs, the highest in an academic year till date. There were 59 who graduated with a normal PhD and 5 who had done an iPhD (integrated PhD).
Out of the students who graduated with PhDs, there were 28 women in PhD programme and 4 in iPhD programme, surpassing the numbers from the previous years. IIT Mandi has four PhD programmes and one iPhD programme.
Today was the 10th convocation ceremony of IIT Mandi and a total of 462 students graduated this year. Out of the students who have graduated this year, there were 348 male students and 114 female students.
The institute has seen a rise in the number of girl students passing out in different streams. This year, a total of 33 female students in undergraduate programmes, 49 in postgraduate and masters’ programmes, greater than the numbers from previous years.
Professor Stuart R Hameroff, University of Arizona, USA was the chief guest for the occasion. Professor Hameroff taught a course on science consciousness to establish collaborative research with researchers at IIT Mandi.
Courtesy : The Indian Express